Feast of the Forge

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History

For as long as there have been dwarves, there has been creation. After the Great Mountain Wars soon after the Curse of Flesh took hold, the dwarves found their love for creativity and their reverence of the Forge God Moradin. Eventually, they worried that they were mining too many of the resources from their mountains. So, rather than mine new materials, they decided to honor their creation and perform similar rites, repurposing the metal of their idling creations into brand new, more useful tools. And when those tools ceased to be useful, they too would be replaced. Thus began the ritual that would soon become the Feast of the Forge.

Execution

The dwarves scavenge through their homes, workplaces & communities for old, unused and not-cared-for items primarily made of metal, glass, and other materials that can be melted down. They take these large collections of items and melt them down in their larger local forges, then reshape the raw materials into more useful things. For example, old weapons reforged into new silverware or decorations, or the reshaping of glass items into new, different glass items. This wondrous creation is done in the name of Moradin, who sees the good in destroying what has outlived its usefulness while creating new, useful things.

Components and tools

The components involved in this holiday are whatever materials the dwarves can find in their communities. Whether it be brass, gold, silver, iron, steel, glass, or various other metals and components they scavenge or gather.
The tools involved are anything used in a forge. Anvils, billows, hammers, tongs, a hearth, chisels, fullers, and many more to work the metals and other materials into new, more useful tools for the dwarves of the modern day.

Observance

The ceremony takes place on the 15th of Tanas each year, in honor of the day that the Giants were said to have repurposed the metal and stone of the mountains to create the constructs that would eventually become the dwarves.

Primary Related Location

The Blasted Wastes

Related Organizations

• Kurn Darum